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Saturday, May 21, 2011

I'd been wanting to make a regency dress out of some sheer cotton embroidered curtains I'd bought at Target a while ago. I have a petticoat made out of them too - but I thought they'd make a perfect regency gown.

I finally got around to it, in time for summer. It's a drawstring dress. I again based it on the Sensibility pattern since it worked for me last time. I altered the way the drawstrings go a bit though. I next need to make a white petticoat for underneath. And possible a sleeveless chemise. :-)

Saturday, May 7, 2011

I bought this fabric on Spoonflower - it's a really subtle Beatles-themed print, with Rocky Racoons, strawberries, and yellow submarines. There's another similar print which I ordered some of too, but it hasn't shipped yet. Anyway, I made a circle skirt and then used a blue skirt I don't wear anymore but was a great color to do the strip on the bottom. It would have been better to use bias strips, but I don't think I had enough fabric. I'm relatively happy with it. I should also mention that because the fabric is white, I had to do a lining too, which was a huge pain to deal with. :-)

Here is the new outfit I made for Costume Con. I saw the winner of the Rococo fabric contest on Spoonflower and I had to get some. (http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/443305) I was inspired by Jenni's Hello Kitty Anglaise, and thought this period-esque would make a cute period costume. I decided to go a little different and make the JP Ryan jacket pattern I'd been wanting to try for a while, and a petticoat! I had some pirate buttons on hand (I actually ordered more because I didn't think I had enough, but apparently I did.), and a pirate belt I'd bought at the Renaissance Faire a while ago. I bought some box pleated trim on M&J Trims, hoping to match a piece I already had. No luck there, but I thought the trim matched, so I went with it. I had a costumey tricorn, which I used because I had nothing else, but I bought a hat while I was there. I wore in on Sunday night but managed to not get any pics of myself in it that night!

I also ended up not wearing this skull necklace with it, because I couldn't get the cord to stay adjusted. I just refound my PotC pirate medallion, maybe I should have worn that!